By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Henry Bean
Starring: Billy Zane | Ryan Gosling | Summer Phoenix | Theresa Russell
Country: united_states
Year: 2002
Running time: 98
IMDB: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0247199
Laura says: “Ryan Gosling gives a breakout perf in this film about a conflicted Jew who’s become a Nazi skinhead. Henry Bean’s screenplay is of note as well.” 4 cats
For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/thebeliever.htm”
Robin says: “This is a powerful story by helmer Henry Bean about a young man who eschews his religious upbringing as a Jew when he questions the tenets of his faith and his rabbi cannot answer the queries. Daniel overcompensates for his change of mind and heart and goes far in the opposite direction, embracing the philosophies of Hitler and Nazism in protest of the Hebrew
Faith. What follows is a character study that examines the duality of Daniel’s personality and the conflict that the huge philosophical chasm creates for the very intelligent young man.” 4 cats
For Robin’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/thebeliever.htm”